Dan Appleman's Visual Basic 5.0 Programmer's Guide to the WIN32 API [Import] [Paperback]

Dan Appleman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 1584 pages
• Publisher: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company; Pap/Cdr edition (1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562764462
• ISBN-13: 978-1562764463
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 2.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,602,209 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, January 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dan Appleman's Visual Basic 5.0 Programmer's Guide to the WIN32 API (Paperback)

After several recommendations I found on the internet, I spent the $40.00+ and purchased the book. Very disappointing. Many of the declarations found in the code are never explained - some are never even mentioned, even though they reside in the demo code. Constant references to his "Spyworks" software in the book and megabytes wasted on the CD with self-serving "testimonials" and hawking of his software - complete with video! What a waste. I kept thinking that the CD would have been an excellent tool for highlighting the more difficult complexities in the book with either audio/video or audio only explanations, but instead I watched an infomercial on a product I will never buy. In addition - on my system at least - some of the demo programs crashed. "MenuLook", as an example, gave me page-fault-arama whether it was run straight from VB5, or even compiled and then run. IMHO, that's complete horse pudding. At least make sure the demo will run before you put the price sticker on, and cheerfully hand me the book. In a word - disappointing.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference book for Visual Basic programmers, July 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dan Appleman's Visual Basic 5.0 Programmer's Guide to the WIN32 API (Paperback)

I really enjoyed reading this book to get up to speed on Win32 programming before jumping into Visual C++. For any Visual Basic programmer who would like to get the most out of a program, the Win32 API is a must, and this book clearly shows how to call on the Win32 API for maximizing the potential of any Visual Basic project.

2.0 out of 5 stars Weak in Enterprise / Networking API Usage, June 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dan Appleman's Visual Basic 5.0 Programmer's Guide to the WIN32 API (Paperback)

I was disappointed that enterprise APIs were completely ignored. Windows NT networking and WNET... APIs are not here. If your writing single user GUI type apps, this book is fine.